Mike Couchee vs. Zebby Matthews — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zebby Matthews
Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zebby Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Couchee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Couchee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.92 and 1.538 for Zebby Matthews. By the career numbers, Mike Couchee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Couchee and Zebby Matthews

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
5.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
11.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
10.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
40.5
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
40.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
37.46
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Zebby Matthews

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.85
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Zebby Matthews

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA